Rihanna Costing 49% More as Australia Probes Apple Music Prices

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An Apple Nano and ITunes music card are displayed on a computer keyboard. Rihanna’s album “Unapologetic” costs A$22.99 ($23.87) in the Australian iTunes store, compared with the $15.99 that fans in the U.S. pay. Bruno Mars’ “Unorthodox Jukebox,” in the Top 10 of both nation’s charts, costs 42 percent more.